The Journey of the Plane / The Journey of the Plane: Looking for Lily

"Yes~"

Hermis echoed casually, but he didn't feel in his heart that survival in the forest could only depend on a firm belief.

But it's a story after all.

After all, there will be some artistic processing, and it will not take it seriously, just listen to it.

And the man also knew what Hermes was thinking, so he kept smiling and continued to explain, explaining that the reason why our ancestors could settle in the forest was because of the almighty savior: "Actually, our ancestors didn't know how to live in the forest at first. They are just slaves who have been working for the royal family since they were born. They don’t even have basic common sense, so how could they know a series of survival knowledge? Fortunately, the savior didn’t just walk away after saving them, not only patiently taught them Identifying which fruits in the forest are edible, also teaching them to hunt animals with some simple small traps, and even teaching them how to build a house."

"That's really a kind person~"

Hermis spoke with a bit of eccentricity as usual, and probably felt that what the man said was just a story. After all, how could there be such a kind and all-powerful perfect person?

Not to mention an invulnerable steel giant!

fake!

all fake!

"The savior is indeed very kind." However, the men took Hermes as a compliment to their savior, and then continued to conclude their story, "When the ancestors can live independently in the forest, the savior suddenly disappeared without a trace. Without a trace, just like when the savior appeared..."

Having said that, the man couldn't help showing emotion on his face.

"Although the first few years in the forest will always freeze to death in winter, it is better than being a slave, and no one will freeze to death in the following winter."

--makes sense.

——No matter how hard it is to live in the forest, it is better than being enslaved by others.

After all, when they were slaves, no matter how hard they worked, they could only get some leftovers, maybe sometimes there was no food at all, and the long-term squeezing would definitely make the slaves' health extremely poor, let alone difficult to endure It’s winter, so it’s probably not unexpected even if it suddenly dies in spring when the flowers are blooming... And nature, which treats all things fairly, is definitely not cruel and ruthless no matter how harsh it is, it must be better than those Slaves who don't treat people as human beings at all are mainly too gentle.

What's more, from now on, it seems that their life is getting better and better, isn't it?

Not only can it be self-sufficient with ease, but it also has enough power to create a road that allows cars to run. This alone is already better than many countries.

"So...what's the matter with the cat ears on your heads?"

Hermes cut straight to the point.

After all, the historical story just mentioned has nothing to do with their cat ears, okay?

And the man obviously expected that foreign travelers would be curious about why everyone wears cat ears, so of course he didn't mind Hermis asking so bluntly, but smiled lightly, pointed at his cat ears, Some knowingly asked back on purpose: "Isn't it cute?"

Emmmm…

Hearing Moli is really hard to say.

Although it can be seen from the workmanship and material that this is a pair of very high-quality cat ears, but the wrong person wears them, so they are not cute at all!

Don't be too scary about cat-eared men!

"Not cute at all~"

——Mo Li can only express her admiration for Hermis who dared to tell the truth at this time!

——On this day in the coming year, she will remember to offer incense to Mr. Motorcycle!

The man didn't speak. I don't know if he realized that it wasn't the cat ears that were at fault but himself who didn't fit the cat ears at all. He just stood up suddenly, which made Hermis tremble a little bit when he thought he was going to come directly to smash him. But when he walked to an ancient oil painting of a girl with cat ears hanging on the other side of the wall: "I also know that I don't fit in wearing cat ears, but anyway, this is a tradition that we have passed down from generation to generation—our Although the ancestors got rid of the tragic fate of being slaves because of the salvation of the savior, human beings will always live together and fight, and the ancestors are of course the same, and conflicts inevitably arise over food or other resources.”

"Oh~ I can't help it~ After all, I'm human~"

Hermes continued to be flustered.

His tone was unexpected, and he was a little arrogant, probably because he felt that he still had a sense of superiority as a motorcycle?

——Later, Mo Li will let him know how pitiful it is to be born as a motorcycle.

"However, our population is small after all. If we keep fighting for resources, it will hurt the vitality of the whole group anyway, won't it? So the ancestors thought that this would not work, so they came up with a way, that is, to wear cute cat ears—— People with cat ears will unconsciously exude the cute part of themselves, so no matter how angry a person is, just shake the cat ears on the head and it will turn anger into joy inconceivably - this is what our ancestors wanted to make our lives It’s a great tradition, isn’t it a more peaceful and harmonious way to come up with it?”

The man who was explaining the origin of cat ears was obviously more excited than just telling the historical story.

After that, I also explained by the way that the residents here will wear cat ears at any time except for a few cases where they need to change their hairstyles or change cat ears according to their age.

It has to be said that it is really an incredible and weird tradition.

and so……

Cat ears bring world peace?

The more Mo Li listened to it, the more suffocated she felt, and she realized that this was really a strange and ghostly setting.

Just as Mo Li pretended to be expressionless and made sharp complaints in his heart, the man turned his head without warning, looked at Kino and Mo Li who were standing together, and said eagerly: "By the way, Miss Kino and It’s rare for a puppet lady to come to our country, do you want to go to the country to do as the Romans do, and try our country’s traditions?”

Kino choked involuntarily.

Instinctively want to refuse, but due to politeness, I can't refuse without showing any sympathy, so I can only say euphemistically: "We don't have cat ears."

Unexpectedly, as soon as the man heard what Kino said, he took out two small boxes from under the table and opened them one by one. Inside each was a pair of very finely crafted black cat ears. He handed them over and said hastily : "It's okay, it's okay, I happen to have two pairs of cat ears here, so I'll lend them to you, Miss Chino... After all, everyone here wears cat ears, and it would be inconvenient if only the two of you didn't wear them." Right? Why don’t you just wear them while you’re in China, and the cat ears are the same color as your hair, so they’ll look great on you!”

At this point, he felt that he was so urgent that he seemed to be a little courteous, the man couldn't help but smiled, coughed dryly, and then changed his words to add another sentence.

"Of course, I won't force you to wear it..."

That's what they say, but the words between the lines imply that they should go to the countryside and do as the Romans do, don't they?

Mo Li twitched the corners of her mouth slightly while complaining secretly in her heart, obviously this man has been hinted and magically regarded her as a puppet, but why would he recommend cat ears to Kino when he recommended her?Well, forget it, why didn't he recommend it along with Hermes?

Obviously they are all non-human creatures!Why just recommend her a doll!

Chiguoguo discrimination!

Mo Li expresses that she wants to complain for Hermis!

All in all, it was impossible for Kino to accept the man's kind proposal. Although he felt that wearing cat ears was fine, there was no need for it, was there?

--Can.

- but not necessary.

When he walked out of the castle and was about to go to the hotel to stay overnight, Hermes finally couldn't suppress his bad taste, and deliberately raised his voice and began to tease Chino and Mo Li who had rejected the proposal before, it was really cold-blooded: "Oh, it's better to just agree to it." Is it? I saw that he looked super disappointed just now~"

"If you want to wear it, I can put it on for you right now."

"Anyway, your car is so dark."

"Definitely a quick match"

"Don't, don't!"

Noticing that Mo Li took out the cat ears from the small box to find a place to put them on after holding up the notepad, Hermis was of course too frightened to dare to move.

"Where is there room for my motorcycle to wear cat ears! Also, look at my body, which is so handsome and imposing, it seems to be the dream car in the minds of every ghost boy! And this kind of motorcycle that can only Cute cat ears are not worthy at all! How decent is it to have an extra pair of cat ears!"

"yes"

"Then just shut up"

By the way, don’t ask Mo Li why she still has a pair of cat ears on her body, because although the man before did not force Chino and Mo Li to wear cat ears together when they went to the countryside, he obviously didn’t give up yet, and directly put the cat ears on without any explanation. The two small boxes of ears were stuffed into their hands—in order to prevent them from refusing, they insisted on saying something. If they regretted later, they could take out the cat ears and put them on, and then immediately pretended to be "I am The head of state, I'm very busy," started to deal with the affairs, which caused Chino and Mo Li to have no chance to return the small box, so they could only accept the small box and leave.

Volume 30 Kino's Journey: No.[-] Three Kingdoms, Forest Kingdom (End)

In the afternoon of the second day of entry.

Kino pushed Hermis, while Mo Li walked aside carelessly. The two of them strolled along the somewhat narrow streets in a car, looking around leisurely.

The salute that was originally placed on the motorcycle had been temporarily placed at the hotel and was kept by the enthusiastic shopkeeper, so it was rare for Hermis to relax and complained, "You two's salute is really heavy." And so on, but they are obviously still carrying the small box that the man forcibly stuffed yesterday... Some children on the road waved and greeted Kino when they saw Kino. All kinds of cat ears, and they will sway together with their large movements, which obviously look really cute.

"Traveler!"

Probably because it is rare to see people from other countries, the children gathered around because of the full novelty, and began to ask questions curiously and perplexed.

"—don't you wear cat ears?"

Pairs of pure eyes seemed to be looking at some incredible animals.

All of them were implying that Chino and the others should wear cat ears.

Not only these children, but in the store where travelers are entertained for free meals or drinking tea, a burly proprietress with wide cat ears on her head will also look at them and babble regretfully: "Oh! ~You two are very good-looking~ If you wear cat ears, you will definitely be more beautiful~"

Kino just smiled and said nothing.

Later, when visiting the more famous scenic spots in the city, they will also be pointed at by passing children, wondering why they don't wear cat ears.

One of the brats yelled extra loudly——

"Mom! Mom! They don't even wear cat ears! It's so strange!"

Fortunately, the parents of the bear children are not bear parents. Seeing their children pointing at others and saying such words in such an impolite manner, they quickly reached out and pulled them, and directly scolded them softly: "They are all travelers. The country is different from us, so it will be different from us! Of course it doesn’t matter if you don’t wear cat ears!”

Although the parents stopped the bear boy's miraculous speech in time, what the bear boy said before was heard clearly by Kino and Mo Li.

It made Mo Li feel a little suffocated.

These behaviors obviously make them look like gorillas in the zoo, don't they?

It's just that...

Unexpectedly, an old woman suddenly popped up on the way, and spoke to them directly, very familiarly: "Traveler, if you wear cat ears, the relationship with the opposite sex will definitely become better immediately!"

In order to prevent the old lady from babbling on, Kino could only bluntly refuse.

"We don't need it."

Unexpectedly, the old woman didn't give up at all, and Quan thought that Kino was just being stubborn. After all, young girls of Kino's age must be very concerned about their relationship with the opposite sex, right?So I continued to talk to myself regardless: "Whether cat ears look good or not, it will change a person's charm invisibly! Like when I was young, in order to make myself look better, I would look in the mirror every day. Study how to wear it better!" While talking, he approached mysteriously and asked Kino in a low voice if he wanted to tell her the little secret of how to wear cat ears more beautifully.

Hearing this, Kino couldn't laugh or cry.

"It's really unnecessary."

Seeing that Kino didn't seem interested at all, the old woman could only give up resentfully, and then sharply pointed her finger at Mo Li, who had been silent all along.

Anyway, it's all kinds of Amway.

To say that a doll as beautiful and delicate as Mo Li does not have a pair of cute cat ears is nothing short of violent.

What serious nonsense.

What do you think Moli can do?

——Of course I just ran away!

——Ghosts want to wear cat ears to look cute!

That night.

A grand celebration was held in the city to welcome the travelers. Of course, the travelers themselves, Kino, Moli and Hermis, received the invitation early and came to the castle in the center of the city before dark. It happens to be a wide square, which is obviously suitable as a celebration venue, isn't it?When night fell, the organizer lit a bonfire, and then the local residents performed a traditional cat ear dance in order to welcome Kino and the others. Clasping its fists like a cat, it makes a "meow meow" sound while dancing to the light and sweet music.

Gee...

At first glance, it's surprising and interesting, isn't it?

Then everyone saw that Chino and his party were very happy, so they immediately came over and invited them to put on cat ears and join in the dance.

It's a pity that Kino was still unmoved, facing everyone's enthusiastic invitation, he directly and politely refused: "Sorry, I have been told by others that I don't have dance skills, so I am really afraid that I will step on everyone's feet... Mo Li, who also received the invitation, of course used similar reasons, after all, it is already very good for a doll to move like a human being, so how can you ask her to be able to dance?Afterwards, Kino knew that these people would continue to entangle for a while, so before everyone spoke, he changed the subject with a smile without a trace: "However, this dance is really wonderful, thank you for performing so hard for us, we It's a great honor to be a guest in this country..."

Now that we are all talking about this, of course everyone is embarrassed to continue pestering, otherwise it will be bad if the pestering is too much and the impression of this country will be bad for travelers.

So they can only dance hard, and the map spreads happiness to Kino and the others to change their minds.

……

the next morning.

Chino and Moli riding a motorcycle embarked on a journey under the watchful eyes of many residents with cat ears.

Seeing the figure of the traveler gradually disappearing with the dust raised by the motorcycle, the man who is the head of state reached out to take off the burnt-yellow cat ears on his head with some regret, and the residents at the side also took them off after seeing the situation. The cat ears showed a more regretful expression than the man's... and the female secretary who stayed by the man's side anytime and anywhere directly took a step forward to take the cat ears off, and took off her own cat ears. Amidst the sighs, they threw the cat ears into a basket with the words "recycling bin" written on it.

The man still had a look of deep regret.

It seems to be a little hit.

Looking at such a man, the female secretary finally couldn't help but comforted him a little: "No way, we have tried our best, and they still haven't been fooled after all."

Hearing this kind of consolation that was better than nothing, the bitterness on his face became more and more obvious. He sighed secretly, and muttered with some incomprehension: "I didn't expect that we would fail this time..." Finally, he forcibly pulled himself together Get up and tell the female secretary to call quickly to let the bell ringer sound the alarm bell, and then can't help mumbling to herself when the female secretary called, "In this way, we have accumulated 540 nine victories and 230 three defeats... …And during my tenure, I won three wins and eight losses. Could it be that travelers are less willing to follow the Romans in recent years? We have obviously worked so hard, but we never expected that they would be completely unmoved..."

The female secretary could only continue to comfort her.

"Yes, yes, it's all because the travelers in recent years are too shrewd. We obviously didn't show our feet."

"never mind--"

But a man is the head of state after all, so he quickly cheered up.

"The next step is to quickly come up with a new idea! If you make a decision early, you can practice for a while! There are also oil paintings in the office that need to be repainted!"

While rambling on how he should deceive the next traveler, the man became more and more excited, and even thought of the picture of the traveler being successfully deceived at that time, he couldn't help but become very happy, while continuing to Talking to himself, he walked towards the castle with the female secretary.